JOURNAL OF Environmental Health Dedicated to the advancement of the environmental health professional Volume 86, No. 7 March 2024
ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE Exploring Perceptions on Climate Change Through the American Climate Metrics Survey, 2016–2019 ......................................................................................................... 8 Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, E cacy, and Protective Behaviors About Thirdhand Smoke and Children Ages 0–17 .............................................................................. 18 ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTICE Special Report: Measuring the Eectiveness of Environmental Health Practice: An Exploratory Analysis ............................................................................................................. 26 Direct From AEHAP: Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Health: Education and Practice ............................................................................................................... 34 Programs Accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council.............................................................................................. 37 Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services: Resources for Healthy Cruising .................. 38 Direct From ecoAmerica: Women, Climate Change, and Health: A Call for Action ..................... 40 Spotlight on Our NEPHIP Interns: Unraveling Environmental Health Laws: A NEPHIP Intern’s Journey in Shelby County, Tennessee .............................................................. 42 ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTITIONER JEH Quiz #5............................................................................................................................... 17 Environmental Health Calendar ...............................................................................................44 Resource Corner........................................................................................................................ 45 YOUR ASSOCIATION President’s Message: The Scope of Work for Environmental Public Health Should Evolve ....................... 6 Special Listing ........................................................................................................................... 46 NEHA Second Vice-Presidential Candidate Profile ................................................................... 48 NEHA Regional Vice-Presidential Candidate Profiles ............................................................... 50 NEHA News .............................................................................................................................. 52 NEHA Member Spotlight .......................................................................................................... 56 NEHA 2024 AEC....................................................................................................................... 58
ABOUT THE COVER
This month’s cover article examined parental knowl- edge, attitudes, e - cacy, and protective behaviors about thirdhand smoke and the toxic mix- ture of chemicals left in indoor
environments after smoking stops. Parents with children 0–12 years had significantly higher knowledge, attitudes, e cacy, and protective behaviors than did parents with children 0–17 years. In addition, statistical modeling signifi- cantly accounted for thirdhand smoke-related parent behaviors with the strongest independent associations being attitudes, smoking status, reaction to the smell of tobacco smoke, home ownership, and age. Overall, families with ado- lescents require education to protect all children from exposure to thirdhand smoke. See page 18. Cover images © iStockphoto: weerapatkiatdumrong, Rouzes
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March 2024 • Journal of Environmental Health
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